"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
So baby hold on to me
Baby, what's these things
You've been sayin' about me
Behind my back
Is it true you might want a better life
Is it true you think
These things are lies, now
Think about it baby
I'm gonna take you to the top
So baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be (I say)
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
Hey baby
You know the future's lookin' brighter
Every mornin' when I get up
Don't be thinkin' 'bout what's not enough, now baby
Just be thinkin' 'bout what we got
Think of all my love, now
I'm gonna give you all I got
So baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
Oh-oh, rich man, poor man, now
Really don't mean all that much
Mama's always told you, girl
That money can't buy you love
So baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
Yeah, eh
Baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
I say Uh! Hold on
Uh-huh! Hold on to me tighter
I'm never gonna leave ya now
Can't you please believe me now
Never gonna let you go
So hold on to me tighter
Baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
(Baby) Baby hold on to me
(Baby) Whatever will be, will be
(Baby) The future is ours to see
(Baby) When you hold on to me
Hold on!
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
So baby hold on to me
Baby, what's these things
You've been sayin' about me
Behind my back
Is it true you might want a better life
Is it true you think
These things are lies, now
Think about it baby
I'm gonna take you to the top
So baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be (I say)
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
Hey baby
You know the future's lookin' brighter
Every mornin' when I get up
Don't be thinkin' 'bout what's not enough, now baby
Just be thinkin' 'bout what we got
Think of all my love, now
I'm gonna give you all I got
So baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
Oh-oh, rich man, poor man, now
Really don't mean all that much
Mama's always told you, girl
That money can't buy you love
So baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
Yeah, eh
Baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
I say Uh! Hold on
Uh-huh! Hold on to me tighter
I'm never gonna leave ya now
Can't you please believe me now
Never gonna let you go
So hold on to me tighter
Baby hold on to me
Whatever will be, will be
The future is ours to see
When you hold on to me
(Baby) Baby hold on to me
(Baby) Whatever will be, will be
(Baby) The future is ours to see
(Baby) When you hold on to me
Hold on!
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good song. period
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Effn "A"! :)
One of the greatest rythym and back beat ever.. one of the top most relaxing, hope lifting voices I've ever heard
Song about? Just a regular person.. wanting to only his rightful due.. you that is.. that's all.. rich or poor, like mama knows, the fortune we seek is us together.. SO simple
Haunting guitars and a haunting chorus
i hear this song all the time on the oldies station in the back of my restaurant at work... for some reason i really really enjoy hearing it every time...
good good song.
i dont he should have been sued for taking the words "whatever will be will be" from que sera, sera... two diffrent contexts. bullshit.